Lizards

Suborder: Lacertilia

Appearance

•  Adult length - few cm to nearly 3m.
•  They are usually four-legged, with external ear openings and movable eyelids and their bodies are covered with scales or horny plates.

Lifecycle

•  Female lizards reach sexual maturity at 2 to 3 years of age, and the breeding season begins during late spring.
•  Females find a damp site where they deposit six to10 eggs and then guard their eggs during incubation. Young hatch after about six weeks, and once born the female leaves her young.
•  Their lifespan can vary in the wild/captivity depending on species.

Habits

•  Many lizards can change colour in response to their environments or in times of stress.
•  The tails of many lizards will break off as a defence mechanism.